I started playing Xillia 2 today and there was a piece of music relatively early that I really liked! Memorable melody, very scene appropriate... I Googled the composer as it was so much better than normal I assumed Sakuraba had a helper for this game. But nope, looks like it was just him so... well done to him. I found at least one properly good one.

Speaking of Xillia 2, it's a very interesting game! Whereas Xillia was relatively typical in terms of how the quest was set up, Xillia 2 has started out much more mysterious. I like the debt mechanic that forces me to balance paying off this debt with having the Gald I need for weapons and things. And the characters so far are all really interesting and well acted.

Except Ludger, who is a silent protagonist, and once again proving why silent protagonists are the worst thing since unsliced bread.

He already has an interesting relationship with his brother, with Elle, with Jude and with his cat, who is awesome. He's caught up in fascinating events and some kind of weird unexplained phenomenon is happening to him. And he doesn't have a damn thing to say about it except the occasional "Huh?" "Yeah." "Uuhhhgh!?!" I wouldn't go so far as to say it's ruining the game, but every single scene that Ludger features in (note - he's the point of view character so... most of them) suffers significantly.